Special Broadcasting Service

Also known as SBS, sbs, SBS TV Australia, S.B.S., SBS Australia

Australian public radio and TV network

Key facts

Company type: Public service broadcaster
Founded: 9 June 1975 ; 51 years ago ( 1975-06-09 )
Founder: Fraser government
Headquarters: 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon , Sydney , Australia
Area served: Australia
Key people: Nicholas Pappas , (Chair), Jane Palfreyman, (Managing Director)
Revenue: $159.146 million (2024)
Operating income: $2.113 million (2024)
Net income: $1.558 million (2024)
Total assets: $353.253 million (2024)
Total equity: $243.738 million (2024)
Owner: Australian Government

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The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster that receives about 80 percent of its funding from tax revenue. SBS operates six TV channels (SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food, NITV and SBS WorldWatch) and seven radio networks (SBS Radios 1, 2 and 3, Arabic, SBS Chill, SBS South Asian and SBS PopAsia). SBS is also home to SBS On Demand; a video streaming service.

The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate, and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect Australia's multicultural society". SBS is one of five main free-to-air networks in Australia.